Province profile

Yukon

A small, resource- and tourism-driven economy with a strong cooperation grade; like the other territories, distance from major southern markets is the bigger practical constraint than provincial rules themselves.

Overview

Population

48,493

Local time

Internal-trade grade

Net debt / GDP

Data gap

Worth knowing

A territorial government with no territorial sales tax, funded primarily through federal transfers.

Population: Statistics Canada, as of 2026-04-01. Internal-trade grade: CFIB 2026 report card. Net debt/GDP: a compiled cross-provincial estimate, not a single official StatCan table — shown as a data gap for territories rather than assumed zero.

Economy & key industries

Primary sectors

MiningTourism

Doing business here

Sales tax

GST 5%

Minimum wage

$18.51/hr, effective 2026-04-01

Corp. tax (small biz / general)

9% / 27%

Corporate registry

Yukon Corporate Affairs

Employment standards

Yukon Employment Standards Act

Workers' compensation

Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board

Extra-provincial registration by business type

Assuming you're coming from another province with no physical presence in Yukon yet — the most common starting point. Your actual answer depends on your specific presence and revenue; run the full lookup tool for that.

Business type	Extra-provincial registration
Retail / e-commerce goods	Likely not required
Professional services	Likely not required
Regulated trades & licensing	Depends — confirm
Healthcare & medical professionals	Depends — confirm
Alcohol / cannabis DTC	Likely not required
Trucking & logistics	Likely not required
Food & beverage	Depends — confirm

Trade & market access

Investment / trade office

Yukon Economic Development

Government tenders

Yukon Bids and Tenders

Yukon also publishes its own open-data tender feed, separate from the live results above.

Liquor & cannabis authority

Yukon Liquor Corporation

Commercial transport authority

Yukon Highways and Public Works

Live federal tender listings and business-registry search across all 13 jurisdictions are also on the Resources page.

AI research brief

Have Claude search reputable sources only — Statistics Canada, the Bank of Canada, provincial governments, major bank economics desks, established policy institutes, and wire/business press — for current context on Yukon's economy and policy climate. Separate from the sourced dataset above.

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Guidance snapshot: 2026-08-05. Broader review pending. Informational only — not legal advice.